Up against "Lost".
And "The Inside" most likely.
Handsome brooding vampire guy has to swoop in all sensitive mouth and overhanging forehead. How 'bout leaving some scraps for the homely-looking fellows who don't turn evil when they get some?
Doyle ,'Life of the Party'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Frankenbuddha - May 19, 2005 7:17:55 am PDT #5516 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Strega - May 19, 2005 7:24:32 am PDT #5517 of 10001
Nilly's correct. If the sample size is large enough, all that rounding will slightly increase the average value, because a .0 is not changed, .1 to .4 are rounded down, and .5 to .9 are rounded up. If you round .5 to the even number instead of always rounding up, you prevent that tiny inflation. You could round .5 to the odd number instead, as long as you were consistent about it.
For something like one perosn's grades, though, just the single number, no statistics nvolved, I don't see how it is needed.Well, it is an average. But yeah, there's no reason to bother with it for one person's GPA. If you were comparing one school's average grades to another's, then it might make a slight difference.
Nilly - May 19, 2005 7:28:28 am PDT #5518 of 10001
Swouncing
Strega, I don't think I've ever seen you post here (you're Strega from TWOP, right?), which may totally be my fault since I hardly keep up with any threads any more, but either eay, welcome and nice to post with you (and not just because you said I was right...).
If you were comparing one school's average grades to another's, then it might make a slight difference.
That's what I meant when I mentioned large groups, too.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 19, 2005 7:33:44 am PDT #5519 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
This is a weird rule. Is it new? Did I forget something this big?
I'd not heard of it either, though it suits my sensibilities much better than the "round fives up" rule I'd been taught. I was always a little miffed because the 5 is actually in the lower set of numbers, with any additional decimal places beyond the 5 moving it into the upper set.
Jessica - May 19, 2005 7:35:14 am PDT #5520 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
There are naked women covered in chocolate on the Food Network right now. t /PSA
sumi - May 19, 2005 7:35:24 am PDT #5521 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Ha ha! Walmart is giving up its dvd rental service and directing customers to Netflix!
Matt the Bruins fan - May 19, 2005 7:38:31 am PDT #5522 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Sweet!
Take that, Blockbuster!
Vortex - May 19, 2005 7:43:52 am PDT #5523 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
A dilemma. I have forgotten my wallet. I am going out tonight. Should I just swan off now and go get it (therefore having money for lunch), or should I wait and leave at 5, go home and get it?
sarameg - May 19, 2005 7:44:59 am PDT #5524 of 10001
My job can be really random sometimes. I just gave someone driving directions out of DC.
You know, I'd internalized the rounding rule. When it was explicitely stated, I went huh. And then I realized I did it automatically. Weird.
lori - May 19, 2005 7:45:19 am PDT #5525 of 10001
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